Community being together wherever you are

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Community- being together wherever you are

• Johnny Widén
• Media Technology CDT
• Luleå University of Technology

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Common communities
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Synchronous communication

• Asynchronous different time
• Email
• Messaging
• Forums

• Synchronous same time
• Audio
• Video
• Chat
• Messaging

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Human communication
Face-to-face
Mediated
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Room metaphore
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Room metaphore - static
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Community metaphore - dynamic
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Dynamic adaptation
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Group awareness

• How to create a better awareness and better sense
  of presence for groups
• using desktop computers
• using a combination of desktop computers, PDAs,
  and mobile phones

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Mobile collaborative interface for distributed
workers
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Wearable Communicator

• Head mounted display
• Camera and headset
• Mouse and keyboard
• Laptop in a backpack

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MIM - Mobile Instant Messaging

• Overcome the limitations of ICQ, AIM, IRC, MSN
  Messenger, etc
• MIM supports
• use on many computers
• mobile usage
• MIM clients so far
• ICQ, IRC, Marratech Pro chat
• on desktops, laptops, and Java based mobile phones

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MIM Web Gateway
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A Web Based History tool
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Client for adapting video bandwidth based on user
interest

• Different parameters could be set
• e.g., give the video for a focused user more
  frames/s

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Telephone gateway to a Marratech e-meeting room

• Telephone gateway via SIP

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Example e-visitor at a fair

• A fair in Stockholm
• Remote participants in Luleå
• A much greater experience than with a fixed web
  cam
• Audio environment of great importance
• This was very good!!

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Community - summary

• Technology that makes it simple for
• rich meetings with family, friends, and
  colleagues
• located elsewhere or on the move
• Rich meetings
• (depth, quality, and substance)
• by use of video, audio, chat, and shared areas
  for text, pictures, and drawings

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Questions?